Calendar

Submission guidelines for calendar events or church events: Deadline is Monday prior to publication by 5 p.m. One-time events or announcements may be submitted for placement in the calendar at least two weeks prior to the date of the event. Information should include date, time, place, brief description and contact information, if necessary. Calendars are published as space permits and do not run in every issue of the paper. If your submission is not showing, it is due to the chronological order of the events. Events to be included are at our discretion, and information is subject to editing. Send events to trieditor@s24517.p831.sites.pressdns.com.

Sept. 1

• 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Food Truck Friday will be held at the Elkin Farmers Market shleter, 226 N. Bridge St., Elkin, with several food trucks throughout the day, as well as music, wine and beer from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Sept. 2

• 9 a.m. to noon, You Can’t Be Replaced Suicide Awareness Walk will be held at Elkin Municipal Park. This will be a special walk to honor loved ones, bring healing to those left behind, provide education on suicide prevention and give support to survivors. The walk will begin at 9:15 with guest speakers at the conclusion. Cost to particiate is $15 and includes a bracelet and T-shirt. There will be a memory board in honor of loved ones lost due to suicide. For more information, to share a photo and/or story, contact Claudia Byrd at 336-902-1419, sunshine28621@aol.com, or Patty Hicks at 336-467-1445.

Sept. 7

• 5 to 7:30 p.m., Live at Five music series will be held at the Elkin Farmers Market shelter, 226 N. Bridge St., featuring 60 Watt Combo. The event is free. There will be a free kid’s play area.

• The 24th annual seven-mile Smithtown Road yard sale will be held, with New Home United Methodist Church, 3340 Smithtown Road, East Bend, selling country ham and sausage biscuits beginning at 7 a.m., hot dogs, chips and drinks beginning at 11 a.m., and homemade fried apple pies throughout the day.

• 5 p.m., the Lance Cpl. Daniel Freeman Swaim Scholarship drawdown fundraiser will be held at the Yadkinville Moose Lodge. Dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and the drawdown will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50, which includes two meals and a chance at $2,500. The 25th, 50th, 125th, 150th and 175th tickets drawn win $50 each. The 100th ticket wins $1,000, and the final 200th ticket wins $2,500. The first ticket drawn goes back in the cage when there are 10 tickets left, giving the first ticket another chance. The event is hosted by the Yadkin County Veterans Council, which provides four scholarships each year, two at Forbush and two at Starmount. For tickets, see Chuck Knight, the veterans service officer for Yadkin County, David Shore or Larry Crews.

• 6:30 p.m., free concert featuring Phatt City will provide beach music for those at Music in the Park at Yadkinville Community Park, U.S. 601, Yadkinville. Yadkin Civitan Club will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and homemade ice cream. In case of rain, event will be moved to Yadkinville Elementary School.

Sept. 12

• 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Surry Community College will host its fifth annual college fair welcoming local high school-age students to the campus in Dobson. More than 50 colleges and universities will be on site to promote their respective institutions to interested participants, and students will have an opportunity to learn about SCC’s programs of study and meet instructors. For more information, contact SCC’s Student and Community Engagement Coordinator Kasey Martin at 336-386-3468 or martinkr@surry.edu.

• 7 p.m., the annual Board of Directors meeting of the Buck Shoals Volunteer Fire Department will be held at the fire station. Everyone living in the Buck Shoals district can attend.

Sept. 15

• 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., a blood drive will be held at Starmount High School, 2516 Longtown Road, Boonville.

• 3 to 7:30 p.m., a blood drive will be held at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church, 209 Lon Ave., Boonville.

Sept. 15-16

• The Friends of the East Bend Public Library, 420 Flint Hill Road, East Bend, will host a community yard sale from noon to 7 p.m. Friday and from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday. The sale benefits the library.

Sept. 16

• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the 41st annual Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival will feature agricultural displays, artwork, vendors, musicians, food vendors and more in downtown Yadkinville. Entertainment and interactive exhibits will also be on hand. For more information, contact the Yadkin Arts Council at 336-679-2941.

Sept. 21

• 5 to 7:30 p.m., Live at Five music series will be held at the Elkin Farmers Market shelter, 226 N. Bridge St., featuring The Muddy Creek Players. The event is free. There will be a free kid’s play area.

Sept. 22

• 10 a.m. to noon, Safe Kids Surry County, thanks to a Graco Grant, will host child restraint checks where families who qualify and are in need of a child restraint can receive one. This event will be at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Elkin. Those needing a restraint should contact Bristol Mitchem at 336-786-6155.

Sept. 22-23

• The third annual Carolina in the Fall Music and Food Festival will be held on Main Street, Wilkesboro, including The Kruger Brothers as hosts. Line-up includes The Kruger Brothers, The Kontras Quartet, The Black Lillies, Darin and Brooke Aldridge, The Snyder Family Band, Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys and more. The event will include the second annual Chad Lovette Memorial Run and Ride on Sept. 23 on the trails at Cub Creek Park in downtown Wilkesboro, to benefit the American Cancer Society. Festival tickets are available at www.carolinainthefall.org with round one pricing being $45 for a two-day pass, and a VIP package that includes both days and evening jam sessions for $90. Single-day and round two pricing are not available until June 1.

Sept. 29

• Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 321 Redland Road, Advance, will have its annual Good Neighbor Port-a-Pit barbecue. Advanced sold lunch orders can be picked up between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the family life center. The 801 site will open beginning at 11 a.m. until sold out. Barbecue sandwiches will be available at Steelman’s Ace Hardware on N.C. 158 beginning at 11 a.m. Free delivery will be available for orders of four or more. Supper is from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. Plates will include half chicken or barbecue, slaw, baked beans, roll and dessert. Cost for lunch or dinner will be $9 per plate. Also available will be a pound of barbecue with four buns and a pint of slaw for $15. Proceeds from the sale assist people in the community.

Oct. 1

• 9:30 a.m., Mountain View Baptist Church of Hamptonville will host its 110th homecoming celebration, with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. (only one worship service) and homecoming meal at about noon. Those attending can bring a covered dish. The 7 p.m. service will be a special singing service. For more information, call the church at 336-468-8199.

Oct. 3

• 5:30 p.m., the Yadkin County Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil will be held at the Yadkinville United Methodist Church, 204 W. Main St., Yadkinville. The event will include speakers, the Rev. Dennis Shaw, domestic violence survivor Pamela Weikle, Yadkin County Commissioner Kevin Austin and domestic violence survivor Jeffrey Pyles. For more information, call 336-849-4070.

• 6 p.m., free concert featuring None of the Above will provide bluegrass-based acoustic music for those at Music in the Park at Yadkinville Community Park, U.S. 601, Yadkinville. Yadkin Civitan Club will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and homemade ice cream. In case of rain, event will be moved to Yadkinville Elementary School.

Oct. 21

• The 14th annual Yadkin Valley Grape Festival will be held in downtown Yadkville, featuring more than 20 Yadkin Valley wineries, as well as food, entertainment and specialty vendors. Visit www.yvgf.com to purchase advance tickets and for more details.

Oct. 22-25

• Mountain View Baptist Church of Hamptonville will host fall revival with guest speaker, Dr. Chris Schofield. Sunday services will be at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and night services will be at 7 p.m. Schofield is the director of the Office of Prayer with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. For more information, call the church at 336-468-8199.

Ongoing Events

• Yadkin Farmers Market is now open for the season. The market is located at 1141 Tennessee St., Yadkinville, behind town park and Papa John’s Pizza. Hours are Tuesdays 3 to 6 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• The Yadkin County Beekeepers Association meets the second Monday of every month at the Yadkin Senior Center, 207 E. Hemlock St., Yadkinville, with 6 p.m. dinner and social, 7 p.m. guest speaker. All visitors interested in bees and/or beekeeping are welcome.